A ornate black doorway with glazed doors leading onto another gallery.

Empty Spaces Tour

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Selected Thursdays Book

About Empty Spaces Tour

Have you been wondering what lies behind the recently closed doors of our popular picture galleries? Now’s your chance to discover the secrets of the Museum's now empty spaces!

Join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour where you’ll find out more about why these galleries are now empty and what are next steps are for redevelopment.

As part of this one-of-a-kind experience, you'll also get to view one or two special pieces that remain in place, find out which stayed and why.

This 45-minute tour offers an unparalleled opportunity to see the gallery’s spaces stripped of artwork, providing a rare perspective on the museum’s ongoing transformation. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable chance to see Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery like never before!

The areas visited on the tour are accessible by lift and do not require the use of stairs.

Pre-booking essential.

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  • An empty gallery with pale yellow walls, and empty display cases.
  • An empty gallery with purple walls, one or two object labels remain on the walls.
  • An empty gallery with doorway leading onto another gallery.
  • A doorway into an empty gallery with empty display cases in the centre.
  • A empty gallery and doorway to the side leading on to another empty gallery.

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